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Baminornis is a landmark discovery and ranks among the most important bird fossils unearthed since the discovery ...

Jurassic bird fossil discovery of a species named Baminornis zhenghensis pushes bird evolution timeline back 20 million years ...

Contenders for the true first birds have now been found in Chinese rocks dating from the late Jurassic, around 149 million ...

Chinese palaeontologists have found what could be the world’s oldest bird fossil, a “landmark” find that could shed light on one of the most important chapters in evolutionary history.

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Scientists in China have discovered a fossilised bird dating back 150 million years. The fossil, named Baminornis zhenghensis, was found in Zhenghe County, Fujian Province. Researchers believe ...

A nearly complete skull fossil found in Egypt has revealed a new species of Hyaenodonta, an apex carnivore that mysteriously went extinct about 25 million years ago.